Question
I am a 61 year old man who has problems with my neck muscles
It feels as though my neck muscles are actually closing my ear canals and causing ringing and electrical buzzing as well as affecting my gait,I have also experienced the muscles pulling on the cartilage of my ear and also affecting my jaw
When walking i get a quick buzzing dizzy unbalanced sensation and my ears fill up or block my neck muscles tighten so bad that my neck feels like it has an iron rod inserted up the spine into occipital area ,it makes me stop in my track and realign or adjust my balance, i have no lung problems
I also notice when i rub near my sterna cleidamastoids i get really dizzy and feel like  i am swaying, Lately i have a very sore left small toe at tarsal area and i cling with my toes to the ground to keep my balance.my ears do seem to have a lot to do with it,its like air not moving properly through canal
Hope i can get some answers from you mate as i am at wits end
Regards Cardy

Answer
Cardy,

Thank you for your question.  

I would start by reading this blog post:  

http://www.uppercervicalhealthcentersboise.com/blog/how-are-vertigo-hearing-loss

This should help you understand the symptoms you have. You likely have a neck problem that is affecting your cranial nerves the jaw is cranial nerve 5. Vertigo, buzzing, tinnitus, hearing loss etc is cranial nerve 8.  The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is cranial nerve 11.  All of these nerve come off the brain stem and an upper neck injury that has torn loose the connective tissues holding your spine together can result over time in these types of symptoms.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Warmest regards,

Dr. Blom